Now Available! Inspired by a book of tattered piano music I found in an antique store, I createed a series of Moonflower Nocturnes. I love the patina of the worn pages and the little glimpses of a moment in time preserved by the penciled-in markings …
While finishing up this series I struggled to find a title and asked around for ideas. My good friend Katie suggested Seek Your Passion. That little phrase really stood out to me and speaks to some of my life experiences recently. I believe God gives …
A couple of months after beginning my work on this series my very dear sister-in-law, Kathryn, passed away unexpectedly. Her death and a subsequent family crisis began a long creative drought for me. For many months afterward I felt unable to even enter the studio, …
This morning I drove my son to school through the muddled, midwinter streets in east St. Paul. The area has seen better days and I often find it disheartening, especially in this gray season. Lately, the melancholy of winter and the dismal state of our …
In my last post I mentioned discovering a new way to think about God’s gift of creativity while reading through the beginning of Genesis. I focused on the premise that God is creative (adjective) because I’d realized that this aspect of His character must be …
For me, creativity is deeply connected with my Christian faith. I believe that we’re each fearfully and wonderfully made by God, who loves us, values us, and gives us each unique gifts and talents. Creativity is one of those gifts. I realize now, however, that …
Last fall I started working on this piece. My initial half-baked plan was to create a larger mixed media artwork that incorporated embroidery thread and beads on an acrylic skin. An acrylic skin is just dried layers of acrylic paint or medium. If you paint …
